Mawu
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mawu-161-1175746
title:
Mawu
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Mawu-Lisa is a creator goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Gbe mythology and West African Vodun. Mawu and Lisa are divine twins. According to the myths, she is married to the male god Lisa. Mawu and Lisa are the children of Nana Buluku, and are the parents of Oba Koso (Shango), known as Hebioso among the Fon. As the myth goes, after creating the Earth and all life and everything else on it, Mawu became concerned that it might be too heavy, so she asked the primeval serpent, Aido Hwedo,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Creator goddess in Dahomey mythology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawu
date created:
2005-05-01T05:32:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T03:33:07Z
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